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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Morgan Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Morgan Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Morgan Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Morgan Mill: Morgan Ml. (or less commonly used: Morgan Mll.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Morgan Mill is located in Erath County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erath County: Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto & Somervell.

Below are the counties that are near Morgan Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan Mill:

  • Erath County     (The home county of Morgan Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Bluff Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hannibal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Stephenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lingleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Bunyan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Duffau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Chalk Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Dublin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Clairette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Comyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • De Leon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Desdemona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ranger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • Hico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Lipan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Paluxy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Granbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Brazos Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • DeCordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Acton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Fort Spunky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Santo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mingus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Strawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Wolters Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Dennis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Millsap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.
    • Glass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
    • Glen Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan Mill.

Cemeteries Near Morgan Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan Mill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Morgan Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.

  • Morton Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Acrea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stramler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Smith Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Knob Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • X-Ray Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Morgan Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan Mill, with the one closest to Morgan Mill listed first.

  • Huckabay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
  • Bluff Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Stephenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lipan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Santo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lingleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurber
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Selden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Selden is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
  • Paluxy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bunyan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Harbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Brazos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan Mill.

Newspapers Published in Morgan Mill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan Mill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Morgan Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morgan Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.